The Regional Water Advisory Board seeks to improve management of regional activities concerning water resource matters, such as:
a. Review proposed capital improvements by the Department of Public Utilities and its regional water utility partners in order to share process and project planning, and to promote early and ongoing coordination among all parties.
b. Discuss best practices and efficiencies.
c. Emphasize long term cost management; facilitate potential shared purchasing to capture cost reductions.
d. Review, monitor and propose changes to water rates to support best practices in water management.
e. Cooperate and coordinate in preparation for planned and unplanned outages, i.e. work to create a formal Emergency Management Plan.
f. Collaborate regarding grants and loans and other state and federal program funding opportunities.
g. Provide guidance related to service agreements, contracts, to mayors, city councils, county boards, as appropriate.
h. Communicate operating and maintenance practices.
i. Coordinate access to any additional regional water resources going forward.
j. Pool technology and software operations for better resource and financial efficiencies.
k. Protect the public from unnecessary expenditures on redundant resources.
l. Share equipment and human resources, when appropriate, to effect mutual benefit.
(Ord. 546-13. Passed 11-26-13.)